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Announcements and News
- Applications for the 2026–2027 SIMS Visiting Research Fellowships and now open! Applications are due Friday, May 1, 2026. Learn more and apply.
- Announcing the SIMS / Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures Collaborative Fellowship! Applications are due Friday, May 1, 2026. Learn more and apply.
- Register for our upcoming SIMS Online Lecture, “One sober tint”: Facsimiles of Illuminated Manuscripts and the Problem of Color (Siân Echard, University of British Columbia), Friday, March 13, 2026 12:00–1:30PM EST (via Zoom).
- Register for our upcoming SIMS Online Lecture, Grid as Ground (Hanna Vorholt, University of York), RESCHEDULED for Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00–1:30PM EST (via Zoom).
- The Fall 2025 issue (Vol. 10.2) of Manuscript Studies is now available in Diamond-level Open Access via Project Muse, as are all previous issues.
- SIMS is excited to announce the following Visiting Research Fellows for the 2025–2026 academic year: Ali Noori (Fordham University), Hanno Wijsman (Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes), and Emanuele Scieri (University of Glasgow).
- Discover BASIRA, the Books as Symbols in Renaissance Art database, a new digital resource for book history hosted by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. Enter the database or visit the project website to learn more.
- Join us every Thursday at 12:00PM Noon EDT / 5pm BST for Coffee with a Codex (via Zoom; registration required).
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April 9, 2026
Coffee with a Codex: Astronomy in Arabic
On April 9, curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 478, a collection of astronomical treatises, with a particular focus on the astrolabe.
- 12:00pm - 12:30pm
- Online
Open to the Public
- Workshop
April 14, 2026
Reimagining Illumination: Getting Creative With Medieval Manuscripts
Christine Kemp and Dot Porter will lead a workshop where we paint 3D figures of marginal characters pulled from our fantastic 13th century Bible, Ms. Codex 724.
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Open to the Public
- Workshop
April 15, 2026
Manuscript Studies Interest Group: Emotions
The Manuscript Studies Interest Group (MSIG) is a regular meeting for people who want to get up close and personal with a variety of handwritten objects. In April, we'll look at books on the theme of Emotions.
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Open to the Public